Our educational concept

A DMT internship is more than setting up stations and recording scores: it is a training ground for the skills that matter in the 21st century – communication, collaboration, creativity and critical thinking.

The 4C model in the sports hall

Our educational concept follows the 4C model of learning. Unlike classic models that treat professional, conceptual and social skills separately, it puts learning in groups and the view of social systems at the centre: communication, collaboration, creativity and critical thinking.

The German Motor Test (DMT) offers ideal conditions for this: real responsibility from day one, immediate feedback from children, teachers and our coaching team – and a scientifically defined framework that provides structure. Here is how the four skills are trained in practice.

Communication

Addressing a class of up to 40 children and winning their attention before the first exercise starts: at the DMT you stand in front of the group from your very first day. Throughout the morning you communicate with changing small groups, explain the goals of each exercise, correct movements – and learn to set boundaries in a friendly but firm way when things get noisy. For many interns this alone is a completely new learning experience.

We work with Schulz von Thun's communication model: What appeal am I making to the children? How much of my own feelings do I show when noise makes the work difficult (self-revelation)? What balance of authority and partnership, what appreciation do I communicate – including non-verbally (relationship)? And what am I actually saying (content)? During the breaks you receive specific feedback from our coaching team, which observes every session with the 4C criteria in mind.

Collaboration

The DMT is teamwork within a complex structure: 6 to 8 interns run the test together. You are part of three systems at once – working with the children, working within your team of interns, and representing the school and the Senate administration.

These roles come with real conflicts: if you just try to “please” the children, you can quickly undermine the requirements of the test. You learn to handle such conflicts, to compromise and to find your own way in complex environments. And you experience directly that the children notice how well your team coordinates – it has an immediate structuring effect on their cooperation.

Creativity

Every sports hall, every school, every neighbourhood is different. Sometimes the hall is too small for the 20-metre sprint, sometimes the participant lists are missing – and yet by the morning there has to be a plan that makes all eight stations work and keeps the children motivated.

What agile project management practises from sprint to sprint happens here in its most original and direct form: try something, read the feedback instantly from the children's behaviour, adapt. Unplanned situations turn into unconventional, creative solutions – and you quickly notice how much room for initiative a clearly defined test leaves you.

Critical thinking

The DMT keeps surprising you – and does away with prejudices. “Heavier children are unathletic and unmotivated in every exercise”? “Children from wealthier backgrounds are fitter”? Lived experience and the measured data often tell a different story. These surprises sharpen your critical view of your own assumptions – and your appreciation of scientific rigour.

At the same time the test system keeps you grounded: its defined exercises and measurement rules always lead back to the prescribed structure of execution and measurement. Objectivity, reliability and validity are not lecture-hall vocabulary here but lived empirical practice – with room to experiment.

How we secure your learning

Ideal conditions for a complex learning spectrum are not enough for us – we actively structure the learning:

Structured online onboarding at the Sportik Campus
Experienced coaches at every session
Specific feedback in every break – along the 4C criteria
A scientifically defined test framework as a common thread

Certified training quality

Educational quality is not just a claim here: Sportik e.V. has been registered as a training company with the Berlin Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK) since 2012 – for the professions of event management assistant and sports and fitness management assistant.

Our interns are supervised by board member René Orgis, registered as a trainer with the IHK Berlin with recognised trainer aptitude under the German Trainer Aptitude Ordinance (AEVO).

Learning for life

The feedback from our students confirms it: beyond the subject matter, the required initiative, adaptability, perseverance and constant feedback teach you things that last well beyond the job.

At the DMT internship, tomorrow's leaders can discover, try out and consolidate their potential.
From the educational concept of Sportik e.V.

Ready for learning that moves you?

Apply for an internship with the German Motor Test – and experience the four Cs where they are most fun: in the sports hall.

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